h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I just finished watching 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' and noticed some things that I'd never noticed before. First off, it was written by Ian Fleming and produced by Alfred R. Broccoli, the Bond folks. I also find it extremely interesting that Roald Dahl helped develop the screenplay for the movie. Did anyone else find it curious that Dick van Dyke was the only American in the picture? Yup, things you never notice as a child. That's one of my favorites.

Hmmm... that's just fascinating. Never knew that... Really Fleming and Broccoli???

I'm not keen on *old* musicals but there's a *new* musical I've seen, The Happiness of the Katakuris, which is pure pure genius ... a Japanese family in the countryside who own a guesthouse suddenly have all their guests die in strange ways. Put in a "British spy" and a dog and there you have it! Oh and of course the way everything cunningly changes to clay when there are scenes that might have needed expensive special effects...

Yuppers, Broccoli and Fleming. I found that funny. Bond goes children's theatre! Muaha.

I've never heard of it and I think I'll check it out. I'm just a musical freak. The funniest one I've seen/heard recently has been Avenue Q, and I almost died watching it.

Well if you're a musical freak you'll love happiness of the katakuris. Plus you get to sound all high brow and cultured cause it's a japanese movie. (though it's one of the least highbrow things I have ever laid eyes upon)

I'll have to see both, if they ever make it to this obscure and isolated country...

You can get them on Amazon I expect.

It's plausible, but I'll have to pay for shipping, and I might risc a region coding mismatch...

Tis true.

Ah, sweet region coding. I didn't even know it existed until...a while ago.

DVD regioning is supposed to be illegal here in Europe, but they get away with it anyway.

Thankfully my DVD player has one of those hacks you can just type in on the remote control to get around it.

I was just informed that my father has a little hack thingie, as well. How ignorant am I?

Well, seeing as you don't like The Simpsons, there isn't a way to answer that question honestly without offending you, .

The Simpsons don't offend me, I just don't like the show.

And just to clarify, as I realize I sounded a bit touchy earlier on, I do not think that America is the essence of humanity, nor do I participate in the extravagant patriotism many people think is entitled to this 'great' nation. I apologize if I came across as being just another flag toter. I do not think that the Simpsons and Southpark are funny and it's not because they mock the US. I find them crude and would say the same no matter where they came from or what country they were mocking.

I would just like to say 1 thing to add to this conversation at large:
Musicals are like persimmons, if you don't cook em just right they taste like flour.

You dare compare South Park to The Simpsons? Blasphemer!

I've just looked it up, I think I'm going to be able to hack our dvd player too...

Actually, that's my fault. I didn't compare them, but we were talking about south park in another thread, and she had pretty much the same views on that, so I sort of "explained" things... or tried anyway, and figured that the same explanation would at least half count for the simpsons too...

*SMASH*

So, how's everyone today?

Hmm... sorry? Were you smashing me?

Fine, fine... for now...